Summary
In this chapter, we defined the CIO’s role in building a cyber-resilient business. Cybersecurity is a massive undertaking. It necessitates acquiring diverse skills and specialized talents. It certainly requires collaboration and support from key stakeholders, including between the CIO and CISO.
We emphasized various cybersecurity considerations, including additional investments, cash flow, liquidity, and usability. Cybersecurity is a business enabler, and a balance between usability and security is a matter of finding the right compromise. In a strategic role that ensures any technological adoption is in support of the business having a competitive edge, the CIO cannot ignore the requirements for cybersecurity. It must be embedded in the decision-making process and the overall digital transformation and technology adoption.
The CIO must empower and support the CISO’s strategy and goals. This is accomplished by listening to each other and understanding the...